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I am writing in regard to Coach Corbin and the fourth-grade boys basketball team.

On Feb. 21-22, they played in a tournament in Madison Ind., games at 9 a.m. and approximately 3 p.m., and the fourth-grade tournament in New Castle, Ky., at 11 a.m. and approximately 1 p.m. They played again at 2 on Sunday in Madison.

The Lady Panthers may have been out-scored and out-sized in the 8th Region tournament, but the girls and their Carroll County fans outclassed Anderson County, hands down.

High school sports should bring out the best in competition, and good sportsmanship; occasionally it does just the opposite. That was the case Monday night when CCHS played Anderson County at South Oldham High School.

A group of about a dozen Anderson County roughnecks sitting on the Carroll County side of the gym harangued and harassed the Lady Panthers the entire game.

Repairs to the CSX railroad crossing on State Hwy. 227 in front of the Butler Outlet Mall could close that road for two days in mid- to late March or early April.

The project will require a detour of traffic on the heavily traveled thoroughfare using the access road built in 2007 near the Carroll County Fairgrounds, said Judge-Executive Harold “Shorty” Tomlinson.

Congratulations to the community for helping the group Carroll County Animal Support. I attended the chili supper fund-raiser Saturday night to participate by donating some bake goods and volunteering to help.

What a wonderful surprise to see so many bake-sale items and workers, plus the large and beautiful display of silent auction baskets and raffle items.

I’d like to take this opportunity to express my thoughts on the plans to clean up the city and enforce city ordinances.

First, the code inspector is going over board, he is now writing people citations for toys in the yard. Come on that just shows that the city wasn’t that bad to begin with. He’s obviously ran out of real violations to write people up for.

Second, I think we should all thank the mayor. I have talked to many town officials and everyone points the finger at the mayor.

There are people out in the community who are angry at this newspaper, and I think it’s time to clear the air.

Over the past few months, we have reported on the deaths of three young men, whose autopsies connected their tragic, untimely and unexpected deaths directly to the abuse of prescription drugs apparently obtained illegally.

As editor, I take full responsibility for making sure these stories were covered and published. And I will make sure that we will continue to do so if, God forbid, this happens again.

The Carroll County High School Panther basketball team hosted its second annual chili supper and silent auction Feb. 14, prior to the homecoming games against Williamstown and Oldham County. The participation by the community and parents of both the girls and boys basketball teams was terrific; both events were a huge success.

Many area residents took advantage of a chance Saturday to have experts appraise their treasures during Personal Treasures Day at Butler-Turpin State Historic House.

Similar to the PBS show, “Antiques Roadshow,” Historic House site manager Evelyn Welch invited Ron Langdon and Jack Bailey, also historic site managers with Kentucky Department of Parks, and Brad Miller of Cornerstone Society of Madison, Ind., a preservation to be appraisers.